Two extra of golf’s largest names are set to defect from the PGA Tour to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Collection.
Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed are subsequent anticipated to hitch the rival circuit, in response to a report in The Telegraph on Wednesday. Already two of the sport’s most polarizing figures, the pair of main winners are following Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson to the controversial league.
DeChambeau and Reed are usually not within the subject for this week’s inaugural occasion in London, however, in response to the report, have already signed multi-million greenback offers to hitch the league. There are seven extra LIV occasions scheduled after this week, together with 5 within the US. An announcement is predicted earlier than the tip of this week’s 54-hole event, per the report.
And DeChambeau, who gained the 2020 US Open at Winged Foot, and Reed, the 2018 Masters champ, won't be the final huge names to be unveiled. Rickie Fowler, who has mentioned publicly that he was taking a wait-and-see method to LIV Golf earlier than deciding what to do, can also be near being signed, in response to the report.
The transfer by DeChambeau, in the meantime, is one thing of an about-face. Final week, after getting back from a wrist damage, he mentioned that he can be staying with the PGA Tour.
“Each particular person out right here has their very own opinion on it,” DeChambeau mentioned. “For me, I personally don’t suppose that at this time limit I’m in a spot in my profession the place I can threat issues like that. I’m loyal to my household that I’ve created round me with sponsors and every little thing. And as of proper now, the golf world might be going to alter in some capability.”
Now it seems DeChambeau might be a part of that change as nicely.
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